Posted on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 by Eric Cressey

At a seminar a few years ago, a guy posed the following question to a panel of speakers in which I was included:
“If you could only choose one exercise to do, what would it be?”
We all agreed that it was a pretty stupid and unrealistic question, but reluctantly, we each answered.  In spite of my [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Back Pain, High Performance Training, Knee Pain, Mike Robertson, running injuries, Strength Training for Runners, The Single-leg Solution, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine
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Posted on Sunday, 18th April 2010 by Eric Cressey

Tomorrow is marathon day here in Boston.  On one hand, it’s a great day in our city, as loads of money is raised for charity and quite a few high level, well-prepared athletes come to town to compete for a Boston Marathon crow.

Unfortunately, it’s also a day when hip replacements become reality and 140-pound dudes [...]

Tags: Athlete Training Programs, Boston Marathon, Distance Running, High Performance Training, running injuries, Strength Training for Runners
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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 by Eric Cressey

Here are a few recommendations for this week:
East Coast Muscle - Recently, Men’s Health Fitness Editor Adam Bornstein traveled all along the East Coast to check out several training facilities - one of which was Cressey Performance.  This blog post details his experiences and features a picture of one dead sexy guy named Cressey lifting [...]

Tags: Adam Bornstein, Cressey Performance, Made To Stick, Men's Health, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Strength Training for Runners, Weight Training for Running
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Posted on Thursday, 8th November 2007 by Eric Cressey

I’ve spoken on many occasions about how you need to get fit to run, not run to get fit. This is applicable not only to staying healthy as an endurance athlete, but also to performing at a high level. You don’t have to look any further than the results of this past weekend’s [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Eric Cressey, Magnificent Mobility, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Sports Specialization, Strength Training for Runners, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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Posted on Friday, 31st August 2007 by Eric Cressey

Will the excercises on Magnificent Mobility help treat runner’s knee, along with the tight IT bands and hamstrings? Are there different exercises which you would recommend for the knee/IT band problems?
I haven’t bought the dvd’s yet, but if they’ll help my knees I’d consider it.
Absolutely, Peter. Most knee issues arise from lack of mobility [...]

Tags: Building The Efficient Athlete, Flexibility, IT Band, Knee Injury, Knee Pain, Knee Surgery, Magnificent Mobility, Rotator Cuff Exercises, Rotator Cuff Rehab, Shoulder Exercises, Shoulder Health, Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rehab, Strength Training for Runners, Unstable Surface Training, Weight Lifting Program, Weight Lifting Routine, Workout Program, Workout Routine
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